SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Harry Benton, D-Plainfield, is working to end veteran homelessness with a new law expanding access to affordable housing for returning service members. “America owes its veterans a debt that can never be fully repaid, and the fact that...
PALATINE, Ill. – State Rep. Nabeela Syed, D-Palatine, is holding a town hall to hear from the Palatine community about their thoughts and answer questions on the future of solar energy in Illinois. The town hall will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 6 p.m. to 7:30...
CHICAGO – State Rep. Sonya M. Harper, D-Chicago, is promoting a stepped-up response to the pervasive and growing issue of SNAP theft by passing a new law which will require the state agency in charge of the SNAP program to collect data on SNAP theft and to create...
URBANA, Ill. – State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, released the following statement at Monday morning’s Blue Room press conference applauding the end of cash bail in Illinois as bail reform provisions of the SAFE-T Act take effect: “This day has been a long time...
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Bringing the 41st District’s climate-conscious ethos to Springfield, state Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, introduced legislation that encourages stakeholders to clean up rivers and waterways in their neighborhood and coordinated an...